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This Week in SABR: August 14, 2020

August 14, 2020

Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this week's…

Paul Hardy

August 13, 2020

Paul Hardy was a defensive-minded catcher who played in the…

Warren G. Harding

August 12, 2020

“President Harding’s interest in Baseball and his many kind…

June 28, 1949: Joe DiMaggio returns to Yankees after missing first 65 games

August 12, 2020

“Casey Stengel and the Yankees felt a new season was beginning…

August 24, 1945: Bob Feller returns to baseball after World War II

August 12, 2020

Bob Feller’s return to major-league baseball after 44 months…

Grover Cleveland Alexander with the Chicago Cubs (CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM, CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, SDN-064431)

May 9, 1919: Pete Alexander’s return from World War I spoiled by Ray Fisher, Reds

August 12, 2020

There died a myriad of them, And of the best, among them, For…

June 21, 1900: Republicans witness a pennant race turn in Philadelphia

August 11, 2020

Over three days, June 19-21, the Republican Party held its 1900…

May 16, 1945: Rookie Jack Creel’s extended one-hit relief not enough for Cardinals to top Braves

August 11, 2020

The 1945 St. Louis Cardinals, winners of three consecutive wartime…

1952 Bowman baseball card of Stephen “Bud” Souchock

July 25-26, 1952: Tigers’ Bud Souchock stuns Yankees with consecutive walk-off home runs

August 11, 2020

The New York Yankees had every reason to feel confident. They…

October 3, 2000: Cardinals’ Rick Ankiel ties record with five wild pitches in his playoff debut

August 11, 2020

Heading into the game that came to define his career, 21-year-old…

June 19, 2019: Gerardo Parra brings the Baby Shark to rally Washington Nationals

August 11, 2020

Washington Nationals fans could be forgiven if their focus was…

Charlie Hanford (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, BAIN COLLECTION)

September 28, 1914: Buffalo, Kansas City tie 10-10 in ‘a freak contest’

August 11, 2020

“It was a freak contest.”1 That’s how the Buffalo Evening…

October 9, 1914: Buffalo’s Russ Ford throws 16-inning shutout to beat Pittsburgh

August 11, 2020

Russ Ford took the mound on the next to last day of the 1914…

SABR 50 at 50 (2020)

Students: Apply for a Fall 2020 internship with SABR

August 10, 2020

The Society for American Baseball Research is seeking remote…

Stan Royer

August 10, 2020

The St. Louis Cardinals’ fan base extends over a lengthy section…

Ezra Lincoln

August 10, 2020

In May 1951, a brief Associated Press dispatch noted the death…

This Week in SABR: August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020

Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this week's…

Listen to SABR Century Committee’s 100th anniversary panel on Ray Chapman

August 7, 2020

SABR's Century Committee hosted a special panel discussion on…

September 22, 1911: Boston’s Cy Young blanks Pirates in Forbes Field for 511th career win

August 6, 2020

Cy Young won 511 games during his singular career, 94 more victories…

Lorenzo "Chico" Fernandez (TRADING CARD DB)

August 3, 1969: Fan favorite Chico Fernandez survives near-fatal beaning in minors

August 6, 2020

Ray Chapman, Tony Conigliaro, Dickie Thon, Adam Greenberg: We…

September 18, 1985: Roger Craig wins debut as Giants manager

August 6, 2020

Roger Craig was settling into retirement when he agreed to become…

October 28, 1989: Oakland A’s sweep Giants in World Series interrupted by earthquake

August 6, 2020

The San Francisco Giants’ backs were against the wall. Sixteen…

October 11, 2003: Aramis Ramirez’s grand slam powers Cubs to the brink of a World Series berth

August 6, 2020

On July 23, 2003, the Chicago Cubs acquired the services of center…

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This Week in SABR: August 14, 2020

Paul Hardy

Warren G. Harding

June 28, 1949: Joe DiMaggio returns to Yankees after missing first 65 games

August 24, 1945: Bob Feller returns to baseball after World War II

May 9, 1919: Pete Alexander’s return from World War I spoiled by Ray Fisher, Reds

June 21, 1900: Republicans witness a pennant race turn in Philadelphia

May 16, 1945: Rookie Jack Creel’s extended one-hit relief not enough for Cardinals to top Braves

July 25-26, 1952: Tigers’ Bud Souchock stuns Yankees with consecutive walk-off home runs

October 3, 2000: Cardinals’ Rick Ankiel ties record with five wild pitches in his playoff debut

June 19, 2019: Gerardo Parra brings the Baby Shark to rally Washington Nationals

September 28, 1914: Buffalo, Kansas City tie 10-10 in ‘a freak contest’

October 9, 1914: Buffalo’s Russ Ford throws 16-inning shutout to beat Pittsburgh

SABR 50 at 50 (2020)

Students: Apply for a Fall 2020 internship with SABR

Stan Royer

Ezra Lincoln

This Week in SABR: August 7, 2020

Listen to SABR Century Committee’s 100th anniversary panel on Ray Chapman

September 22, 1911: Boston’s Cy Young blanks Pirates in Forbes Field for 511th career win

August 3, 1969: Fan favorite Chico Fernandez survives near-fatal beaning in minors

September 18, 1985: Roger Craig wins debut as Giants manager

October 28, 1989: Oakland A’s sweep Giants in World Series interrupted by earthquake

October 11, 2003: Aramis Ramirez’s grand slam powers Cubs to the brink of a World Series berth

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